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Super Bowl Sunday! I’m quite surprised that I am not more nervous and anxious. I am typically so wound up prior to a regular season game that my wife and kids want nothing to do with me. I was on edge for the entire week prior to the AFC Championship game. Not so this morning.
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Yesterday, we stopped at the Hart Plaza labor monument on our way to the Renaissance Center. Behind the huge sculpture, there is a marble slab with quotes from philosophers, writers, civil rights and labor leaders, and others who care about their fellow human beings.
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We spent the day in downtown Detroit wandering the streets and rejoicing when the rain finally turned into snow. (I mean, hey, it rains all the time in Seattle. Don’t tell anyone I said this, but I miss the snow just the teensiest, tiniest little bit.) (OK, there were a few times when I thought to myself, “Why oh why am I not in Miami right now?”, but otherwise I’m enjoying the snow.) (You have to admit, it would have been pretty nice if Superbowl XL had been in Miami.)
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We made our way into the city just before noon and quickly found parking. We found a bar/café near the Cobo Center and decided to have lunch. The place was full of fans, about 10-1 in favor of Pittsburgh. There were a handful of Steelers fans at the bar singing “Here we go Steelers, here we go!” For the first time, the atmosphere felt like the game was at hand. It feels great to be a part of it. We chatted with our waitress for a few minutes and she was enjoying all the “hustle and bustle” with the Bowl in town.
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